The Inspector General of Ghana Police Service, Dr. George Akufo Dampare has visited the Upper West Region on Saturday 27th of May 2023 as together with Police Cc to liaise with Family of Late Abubakari Shahid, a Young Man Shot in the Month of March 2023 by An Anti Robbery Group Deployed to the Region for the Purpose of Law and Order.

The IGP Together with the Upper West Regional Minister was at Dondoli to commiserate with the Family and provide them with detailed steps as to level of investigations so far.

They were assured that the reports on Investigations will soon be out and afterwards, the Necessary steps will be taken for Justice to be served.

The Spokesman of the bereaved family, Malam Mohammed “Kalusha’ thanked the IGP and his team for the visit and the show of concern since the sad incident of the death of Abubakar Shahid occurred.

The Group was later Dissolved in April After Series of Investigations and close door engagements by the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council, Chiefs, Family of Late Shahid and Other Stakeholders.

Background

The family members of a young man who was allegedly shot and killed by the police at Dondoli, a suburb of Wa in the Wa Municipality are demanding justice for their loved one.

The deceased, Abubakar Shahid, in his early 20s and an Arabic student in Wa, was shot Thursday night, March 9, 2023, by the police but died at the Upper West Regional Hospital.

The family members, friends, and well-wishers of Abubakari Shahid on Friday morning besieged the premises of the Upper West Regional Minister to demand justice for their loved one as well as the mortal remains of the deceased for burial.

They later massed up at the main roundabout in Wa, at the entrance of the Upper West Regional Police Command.

The police said Abubakar Shahid was a suspected armed robber, who attempted to flee the police officers that were on operation at the time, and they chased and shot to maim him, but he unfortunately died.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Gabriel Prince Waabu, the Upper West Regional Police Commander, told the media in Wa that the police regret the unfortunate death of the suspect since he could have given the police vital information.

“We regret his death because we have lost a lot of vital information that could have led us to arrest other suspects and also to retrieve the arms and ammunition that they used for the robbery,” he explained.

Source: Upperwestmedia.net